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He said with the launch of the e-auction platform, the board has fulfilled a long-felt need of tea producing districts of Assam.

"I sincerely express my gratitude to the Tea Board of India for addressing the long-pending demand of the people of upper Assam in general and Jorhat in particular," Goswami said.

The first tea auction centre in Assam was set up in Guwahati in 1970.

"In these last 50 years, the tea production of Assam increased three times and hence the people of Upper Assam and the Assam-based tea associations demanded a new age auction centre at Jorhat," Goswami said.

Assam produces about 716 million kg of tea annually, accounting for 52 per cent of the country's production.